Cityscape

The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce has honored Lead Bank as its 2018 Small Business of the Year and winner of the Mr. K Award, named after the late Ewing Marion Kauffman, founder of Marion Laboratories and former owner of the Kansas City Royals.

Scarlet is under construction at 421 Westport Road for a late summer opening. It will have a traditional bar upstairs, open daily from happy hour to close. The bottom level will be for bottle service and will feature a patio with fire pit.

Whole Foods Market plans to open at 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 23, at 301 E. 51st St. It will feature products by more than 100 vendors, along with grocery staples, pre-brined meats, blended burgers, hot bar and salad bar, pizzas and sandwiches.

The owner and founder of Smallcakes Cupcakery and Creamery and Decadent-A Coffee and Dessert Bar will open Southern Charm Gelato Shoppe at 511 Nichols Road in June. It will offer such flavors as Lemon Basil and Peanut Butter Crunch.

Tom Colicchio, head judge and Emmy Award-winning executive producer of "Top Chef," will open his first food hall at Mission Gateway, which has languished for a decade and owes about $2 million in property taxes.

Kathryn Myers and her husband John Hampton, along with Myers' father William Myers, have signed a lease for a former car dealership at 623 Massachusetts St. in Lawrence. They plan to Black Stag Brewery there in September.

Jeff "Stretch" Rumaner, owner of Grinders, has purchased a food truck and plans to have it open at the June 1 First Friday in the Crossroads. It will have a limited menu of pizza, Philly cheesesteaks and maybe barbecue.

Jeff "Stretch" Rumaner, owner of Grinders, has purchased a food truck and plans to have it open at the June 1 First Friday in the Crossroads. It will have a limited menu of pizza, Philly cheesesteaks and maybe barbecue.